Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.
Early years Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.
Career Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.
His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936). He performed in over 80 films, at first as the lead actor, but mostly in character roles later in his career.
Death He spent the last years of his life in a nursing home in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents and that his death was neither from natural causes nor an accident. He died of pneumonia after suffering a broken hip in 1977, at the age of 74. His interment was in an unmarked grave located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.
Recognition For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography + Feature-length films of Onslow StevensTitle YearRoleNotes 1932 Lieutenant Film debut, Uncredited Once in a Lifetime1932 Lawrence Vail Radio Patrol1932 Carl Hughes 1932 Calvin Brown Born to Fight1932 Clark Moran Okay, America!1932PresidentOff-screen creditHeroes of the West1932 Tom CrosbyJungle Mystery1932 Jack Morgan Chapter 12: "Buried Treasure" Counsellor at Law1933John P. Tedesco Secret of the Blue Room1933Frank Faber Peg o' My Heart1933Sir Gerald "Jerry" MarkhamNagana1933Dr. Roy Stark Only Yesterday1933Barnard, Party GuestBombay Mail1934John HawleyThis Side of Heaven1934 Walter Hamilton1934 Francis Scott GrahamI Like It That Way1934 Harry RogersI'll Tell the World1934 Prince Michael The Vanishing Shadow1934 Stanley StanfieldAffairs of a Gentleman1934 Lyn Durland In Love with Life1934 Prof. John Sylvestus ApplegateI Can't Escape1934 Steve Nicholsaka Steve Cummings House of Danger 1934 Don Phillips1935John BarrettBorn to Gamble1935 Dan 'Ace' CartwrightHenry Mathews1935AramisGrand Exit1935John GraysonForced Landing1935Farraday1936Jeffrey 'Jeff' PowellYellow Dust1936 Jack HanwayThree on the Trail1936Pecos KaneUnder Two Flags1936 Sidi-Ben YoussiffF-Man1936 Mr. ShawEasy Money1936 Dan AdamsStraight from the Shoulder1936 Mr. WendiMurder with Pictures1936 Nate GirardYou Can't Buy Luck1937 Joe Baldwin Flight From Glory1937 EllisThere Goes the Groom1937 Dr. BeckerLife Returns1938 Dr. John KendrickNote: 1938 theatrical release, previously released in 1934-1935 for select showings only.When Tomorrow Comes1939Jim Holden Those High Grey Walls1939 Dr. Frank Norton1940Frederick Keller Mystery Sea Raider1940Carl Cutler Who Killed Aunt Maggie?1940Bob DunbarThe Monster and the Girl1941J. Stanley McMastersAlternative titles: The Avenging BrainD.O.A. Go West, Young Lady1941Tom HanneganSunset Serenade1942Gregg Jackson Idaho1943State Ranger Bob StevensAppointment in Berlin1943Rudolph Von PreissingHands Across the Border1944Brock DanversHouse of Dracula1945Dr. Franz Edlemann Alternative title: The Wolf Man's CureO.S.S.1946 FieldCanyon Passage1946Jack LestradeAngel on My Shoulder1946 Dr. Max Higgins1948Dr. Jim Bordon Walk a Crooked Mile1948Igor Braun Night Has a Thousand Eyes1948Dr. WaltersCredited as Onslow Stevenson1948Gen. de la GaranceBomba, the Jungle Boy1949George HarlandRed, Hot and Blue1949Captain AllenState Penitentiary1950Jim EvansMark of the Gorilla1950Prof. BrandtMotor Patrol1950 Lt. DearbornSirocco1951Emir HassanLorna Doone1951Counsellor Doone 1951Jayda McQueenSealed Cargo1951 Cmdr. James McLean Revenue Agent1951Sam BellowsOne Too Many1951 Dr. FosterAll That I Have1951Attorney PalmerLife of St. Paul1951Series of five short films1951Judge Geoffrey N. Williams 1952Captain Jim Martin1952 1953 Grover Johnson 1953 Guy Polli Fangs of the Wild1954 Jim Summers They Rode West1954 Col. Ethan Waters Them!1954 Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien New York Confidential1955 Johnny AchillesTribute to a Bad Man1956HearnOutside the Law1956 Chief Agent Alec Conrad1956 Lugal Kelly and Me1957 Walter Van RunkelLonelyhearts1958 Mr. Lassiter1958 Jim NickersonTarawa Beachhead1958 General Nathan Keller 1959 Phipps - Customs Inspector All the Fine Young Cannibals1960Joshua Davis 1962 Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D.
Television Television Year Title Role Notes 1954 Waterfront Capt. Bart Hubbard/Sam Borer 2 episodes 1955 Cheyenne Judge Culver 1 episode 1958 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Major Edward Karn 1 episode 1958–1960 Wagon Train Jack Hanford/Francis Mason/Col. Daniel Morgan Benedict II/Cass Fleming 4 episodes:incl.'The Mark Hanford Story'1959 Gunsmoke Sheriff Ben Goddard 1 episode The Deputy Tom Deaver 1 episode Bonanza Flint Johnson 1 episode1960 Overland Trail President Ulysses S. Grant 1 episode Outlaws John Kyle 1 episode 1960–1961 Texas John Slaughter General Miles Part of The Wonderful World of Disney
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